Improved luggage-supporter for saddles



-Leam Pam No. 79,953', @zaad Juzg/ 14, 186s.

l IMPROVBD LUGGAGE-SUPPOBTER FOR .SADDLES- @Llp .clgtbulr referrer in in time rtera'ntnt ma mating mrt uf tige annu.

Y Be it knownthat I, WILLIAM CLINE, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, and State of Massachusetts, have invented a Luggage-Supporter for Cavalry-Saddles, of which thefollewing is a full, clear', and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which--l l Figure l is a side elevation of' a saddle embodying my,inventi on. 4

'Figure 2 is a rear end elevation of the same. Figure 3 is a front end elevation of the'same.

During the late' war a largepr'oportion of the-horses in the army were disabled, and therefore manylost to the service, through the chafingand galling of 'their necks and backs, by packs of luggage with which they were loaded while on the march.

lhe purpose, therefore, of my invention is to furnish such an impro-,vement upon the saddles now in use as shall enable them to maintain the luggage attached to them above and'away from 'the herse's back and neck.

My invention consists inthe attachment, to' the bow or connection of the'saddletree, of a projecting arm or supporter, hinged or arranged 'in such other manner ns will permit its being placed outvof the way when not required for use. To this arm or supporter,- in' combination with the saddle-tree, packs may be s-osecured as not to touch the horses bacl, and therefore the galling or chaiig of tho same would be out of thc'uestion.

i Referring' to the drawings, a et', b, and c constitute the frame of an ordinary cavalry-saddle; d and d are bows of metal, attached to and uniting the parts a a of the saddletree, one ateaph end of the saddle; e and-e arejointcd arms, firmly xed to the bows cl and CZ respectively.

Therjoints in-each arm e permit thc folding together Aof its part-s, as shown in the case ef the arm ein the drawing. I i i The arms c and e', when folded, or closed together in some other suitable manner, as by the Sliding of one upon the other, are entirely out ofthe way, but can be instantly replaced in their positions, projecting from each end of the saddle, o ver the'ncck andbaek of the horse respectively.

The arms e and e' may be constructed in various forms,- according to the nature o f the luggage to be carried.' One or more may be employed at each end of the saddleurhen suitably attached.

The utility of the-invention is' as great as its simplicity.-

It is well known that soreness. of the back, in time of war,-frequcntly-loses thefhorsmend--loss ofthe horse isoften loss of the'man.

.Whatl claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In combination with a saddle, an adjustable suppertingfarm, substantially as` and for the purpose-set forth'.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to thisspeccaton in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WM. CLINE.

Witnesses:

J. ADAMS, M. S. G. WILDE. 

